Exciting Opportunity: Person in Charge | Galway City

Key Duties

• Be responsible and subject to the overall general direction of the Area Services Manager, for the direction and running of the unit.
• Ensure that the people we support are provided with a home like atmosphere and ensure that their health, recreational and other needs are adequately catered for.
• Establish and maintain relationships with individuals that are based on respect and equality and that promotes their independence.
• Manage and monitor the annual budget, including staffing and all aspects of expenditure within the centre (central and people we support based) and be responsible for operating within approved budgets.
• Use of person first language in verbal and written communication.
• Help create and add to an atmosphere in which people we support are encouraged to develop individual styles, independence skills and make personal choices.
• Ensure the service is fully compliant with National Quality Standards.
• Manage the development and implementation of person centred programmes that reflect the individual aspirations and needs of each person we support.
• Liaise with staff in other centres and the appropriate professional support staff and ensure that parents and other visitors to the group home are attended to with tact and consideration e.g., NQS inspectors etc.
• Foster the participation of people we support in activities within the community and to develop an awareness of, and contact with, the group home among members of the local community.
• Liaise with the Supported Living Co-ordinator in relation to identifying people we support who are best suited for independent living models of service and support people we support develop the necessary skills for such a model of service.
• Keep such records and submit such reports as may be required by the Area Services Manager.
• Complete Core HR on a weekly basis, log incidents on QMIS in a timely manner, review emails and correspondence and submit all reports on activities in your centre as required by management.
• Undertake driving duties (Ability West fleet vehicles or own transport) if qualified and meet relevant organisation criteria
• Co-ordination of administration, supervising and recording of prescribed medication in line with Ability West’s medication policies and procedures.
• Prepare and implement rosters and manage in line with approved budgets, people we support needs, skill mix and keep these under review with team and Area Service Manager as required.
• Be responsible for the management and supervision of permanent and relief staff of all grades, ensuring professional and work practices consistently meets the required standard and that development and training needs of your staff are identified and pursued, and that staff are rostered to attend scheduled training as required.
• Undertake staff development and support meetings with all staff working in your centre in line with agreed guidelines.